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but that's just one part of a good energy policy. the problem we have, ed, is you have people on the right who say it's all about fossil fuels. and there are people on the left who say, it's all about renewables. but if we were going to have energy independence and really grow our economy, we need to use both and we need to figure out how we're going to transport that energy from smart grids, electrical smart grids, to pipelines, to rail, whatever it takes to get this economy back moving. >> heidi, you are an unspoiled person and this is going to be a tough lift because of the litmus test that takes place in washington from time to time. i hope you can cut through it all and do deals for the people of north dakota and the country. it's going to be interesting to see. i have to ask you, if you were going to compare yourself to a senator, in thinking alike, who would it be? >> it would be kent conrad. that's no surprise to you. kent and i have been friends for a long time. he encouraged me to make this run. he cares about the deficit l
but that's just one part of a good energy policy. the problem we have, ed, is you have people on the right who say it's all about fossil fuels. and there are people on the left who say, it's all about renewables. but if we were going to have energy independence and really grow our economy, we need to use both and we need to figure out how we're going to transport that energy from smart grids, electrical smart grids, to pipelines, to rail, whatever it takes to get this economy back moving....
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other possibility would be energy reform. there are some great possibilities there when you look at our competitiveness internationally. i always like the renewable electricity standard. governor pawlenty signed off on 25% by 2025. that's one way. finally in minnesota where we have a lot of manufacturing, you're seeing this resurgence of made-in-america products. we need to train workers and students in areas where there are jobs. that means traditional jobs like welding and it means science and engineering. a nationwide focus on getting kids to go to those areas. it has to be something that everyone will agree ongoing forward. >> the things you talk about have no ideological edge to them. let me ask you one last thing. scott brown is replaced by elizabeth warren. olympia snowe replaced by an independent. herb cole replaced by tammy baldwin. the pattern in all of those is that it's a more conservative person in the senate replaced by a less conservative person in the senate. maybe fine lines, but that's the pattern in all of
other possibility would be energy reform. there are some great possibilities there when you look at our competitiveness internationally. i always like the renewable electricity standard. governor pawlenty signed off on 25% by 2025. that's one way. finally in minnesota where we have a lot of manufacturing, you're seeing this resurgence of made-in-america products. we need to train workers and students in areas where there are jobs. that means traditional jobs like welding and it means science...
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it doesn't have the time or energy to invest in syria, but if things spiral out of control, how much pressure does that also put on israel to act? >> i think the israelis have been pretty clear, including in the last few days, that they have absolutely no interest in getting involved in what's going on in syria. there's so many different reasons for that. first of all, it's an intractable conflict. beyond that, none of the actors involved are pro-israelis. the worst thing they can do is get involved in the conflict and give the regime some kinld of political cover saying we're not just fighting against revolutionaries but against israeli spies and the massad. from israel's perspective they have nuch problems dealing with gaza. the last thing that they need is to add to that plate, and what can be gained by getting involved in syria from the israel's perspective? whoever wins in syria from israel's perspective is the enemy. >> that's right. thanks so much. >> thank you very much. >> up next, oh, mitt. why can't you just leave well enough alone? first we heard romney's honest thoughts
it doesn't have the time or energy to invest in syria, but if things spiral out of control, how much pressure does that also put on israel to act? >> i think the israelis have been pretty clear, including in the last few days, that they have absolutely no interest in getting involved in what's going on in syria. there's so many different reasons for that. first of all, it's an intractable conflict. beyond that, none of the actors involved are pro-israelis. the worst thing they can do is...
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one is for a clean, domestic energy future that puts us in control. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed to safely and responsibly producing natural gas. it's not a dream. america's natural gas... putting us in control of our energy future, now. i'i invest in what i know.r. i turned 65 last week. i'm getting married. planning a life. there are risks, sure. but, there's no reward without it. i want to be prepared for the long haul. i see a world bursting with opportunities. india, china, brazil, ishares, small-caps, large-caps, ishares. industrials. low cost. every dollar counts. ishares. income. dividends. bonds. i like bonds. ishares. commodities. diversification. choices. my own ideas. ishares. i want to use the same stuff the big guys use. ishares. 9 out of 10 large, professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. introducing the ishares core, etfs for the heart of
one is for a clean, domestic energy future that puts us in control. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed to safely and responsibly producing natural gas. it's not a dream. america's natural gas... putting us in control of our energy future, now. i'i invest in what i know.r. i turned 65 last week. i'm getting married....
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domestic, abundant, clean energy to power our lives... that's smarter power today. till you finish your vegetables. [ clock ticking ] [ male announcer ] there's a better way... v8 v-fusion. vegetable nutrition they need, fruit taste they love. could've had a v8. or...try kids boxes! could've had a v8. music is a universal language. but when i was in an accident... i was worried the health care system spoke a language all its own with unitedhealthcare, i got help that fit my life. information on my phone. connection to doctors who get where i'm from. and tools to estimate what my care may cost. so i never missed a beat. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. >>> welcome back. two weeks after hurricane sandy battered the northeast, more than 90,000 people are still without power. the majority of people are in long island, new york where residents protested the local utility company's response over the week general. there's growing criticism today over the response to the storm by the am
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one is for a clean, wedomestic energy future that puts us in control. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed to safely and responsibly producing natural gas. it's not a dream. america's natural gas... putting us in control of our energy future, now. time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all you need is a magic carriage. citi price rewind. buy now. save later. >>> i was told never to beat him. keep up with him, it's a rite of passage. he's a guy, you're a girl, and he's a legend, and i'm a soccer room. in retrospect, i did beat him. >> every word
one is for a clean, wedomestic energy future that puts us in control. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed to safely and responsibly producing natural gas. it's not a dream. america's natural gas... putting us in control of our energy future, now. time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really wants that...
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lot of businesses and consumers alike have resisted this push to become more energy efficient. look this l.e.d. light bulb is 25,000 hours or so the producers are claiming. >> that's good to be the selling point for something that's going to be much more expensive. $55 at home depot. people will have to start saving for light bulb. never thought happen. another obstacle in the making the switch. >>> if you're the holiday shopping mood, amazon is out with its top books for 2012. number one billy lynn's long halftime walk. number three, "gone girl." number two "the yellow birds." and amazon's top pick for 2012, "the round house." a page-turning masterpiece. ter y wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all you need is a magic carriage. citi price rewind. buy now. save later. i'd like to thank eating right
lot of businesses and consumers alike have resisted this push to become more energy efficient. look this l.e.d. light bulb is 25,000 hours or so the producers are claiming. >> that's good to be the selling point for something that's going to be much more expensive. $55 at home depot. people will have to start saving for light bulb. never thought happen. another obstacle in the making the switch. >>> if you're the holiday shopping mood, amazon is out with its top books for 2012....
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it's a plan to make sure this country is a global leader in research and technology and clean energy, which will attract new companies and highway jobs to america. it's a plan to put folks back to work, including our veterans, rebuilding our roads and bridges and other infrastructure. and it's a plan to reduce our deficit in a balanced and responsible way. our work is made that much more urgent because at the end of this year, we face a series of deadlines that require us to make major decisions about how to pay our deficit down. decisions that will have a huge im pact on the economy and the middle class both now and in the future. last year i worked with democrats and republicans to cut a trillion dollars worth of spending that we just couldn't afford. i intend to work with both parties to do more. and that includes making reforms that will bring down the cost of health care so we can strengthen programs like medicaid and medicare for the long haul. but, as i've said before, we can't just cut our way to prosperity. if we're serious about reducing the deficit, we have to combine spend
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your money needs an ally. >>> we are not eliminating the department of energy. we are not letting detroit go bankrupt. we are not vetoing the d.r.e.a.m. act. we had the choice to do that, and we said no. >> bring back our panel. hour full of breaking news. we heard about angus king with the democrats. nancy pelosi running again. david petraeus will testify tomorrow in front of senate intelligence committee, not in front of cameras but on capitol hill tomorrow. let me bring back alfonso and jackie and i want to go back to the nancy pelosi news. alfonso, status quo, but it's status quo among the leaders. boehner and mcconnell still in charge. although they did better and you could argue there's no reason. are you surprised there's not a push to change leaders inside your party even if it's just the face of the party a little bit? >> it's difficult. within the house there is -- i think there will be a battle for the conference chair. >> but it's a -- >> i'm surprised, yeah, but at the same time, we need strong leadership and a strong speaker and i think boehner can
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putting us in control of our energy future, now. part of a whole new line of tablets from dell. it's changing the conversation. ♪ >>> welcome back to "hardball." the president answered questions today at his press conference for the first time on the scandal that has forced the resignation of his cia director. it took time to offer strong praise, by the way, he did, for petraeus. listen to how well he praises this guy that's just been forced to resign. i wanted to know why he did it, but first let's hear it. >> general petraeus had an extraordinary career. he served this country with great distinction, in iraq, in afghanistan, and as head of the cia. i want to emphasize that from my perspective at least, he has provided this country an extraordinary service. we are safer because of the work that dave petraeus has done. and my main hope right now is that he and his family are able to move on and that this ends up being a single side note on what has otherwise been an extraordinary career. >> well, we know so far is that david petraeus, the general had an affair with his biograp
putting us in control of our energy future, now. part of a whole new line of tablets from dell. it's changing the conversation. ♪ >>> welcome back to "hardball." the president answered questions today at his press conference for the first time on the scandal that has forced the resignation of his cia director. it took time to offer strong praise, by the way, he did, for petraeus. listen to how well he praises this guy that's just been forced to resign. i wanted to know why...
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keeping this country at the forefront of research, technology and clean energy. putting people back to work, rebuilding our roads, our bridges and our schools. and reducing our deficit in a balanced and responsible way. now on this last item, we face a very clear deadline that requires us to make some big decisions on jobs, taxes, and deficits by the end of the year. both parties voted to set this deadline and i believe that both parties can work together to make these decisions in a balanced and responsible way. yesterday i had a chance to meet with labor and civic leaders for their input, today i'm meeting with ceos of some of america's largest companies. and i'll meet with leaders of both parties of congress before the week is out because there's only one way to solve these challenges and that is to do it together. as i've said before, i'm open to compromise and new ideas. and i've been encouraged over the past week to hear republican after republican agree on the need for more revenue from the wealthiest americans as part of our arithmetic if we're going to b
keeping this country at the forefront of research, technology and clean energy. putting people back to work, rebuilding our roads, our bridges and our schools. and reducing our deficit in a balanced and responsible way. now on this last item, we face a very clear deadline that requires us to make some big decisions on jobs, taxes, and deficits by the end of the year. both parties voted to set this deadline and i believe that both parties can work together to make these decisions in a balanced...
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we welcome your ideas, your energy and your enthusiasm. >> the first caucus in history when the history of civilized government to have a majority of women and minorities in the caucus. you can applaud that. [ applause ] >> after january swearing in they'll have the first bisexual women, the first hindu from hawaii and the first asian-american woman in the senate. that's just a fraction of the firsts. the freshman class have more democrats than republicans, are 20 fewer than the last and still have six unresolved seats. orientation is two weeks long. that's an indication of what jimmy stewart's character lorned in the 1939 classic "mr. smith goes to washington." the hours can be long and the political battles, chris, exhausting, as you know. >> any "time" you can bring in jimmy stewart. >> i had to. i'm a sucker for that. >> thanks so much, richard and that wraps up this hour of "jansing and company." i'm chris jansing. thomas roberts is up next. good morning, thomas. >> good morning to you. good morning, everybody. agenda next hour, the president prepping for his first news conference
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clapper, head of all the energies services? why did he get confronted with basically a request to resign? how did that happen if this wasn't criminal, what he was doing? >> because he wasn't on active duty, and, of course, in the military under the uniform code of military justice, marital infidelity is a criminal offense. not so in -- >> even for retirees i understand. >> well, not if you're retired. you're no longer under the code of military justice. >> well, i just got a different reading on that. i just got a different reading on that ten minutes ago but maybe you're right. >> so the lawyers can fight over this, chris. you're right. but the larger point is that the shame that he feels he's brought upon himself and his service trumps any legal niceties, and he i'm sure felt that he had to resign because he'd really violated the trust that everyone in the military had in him, even though he was retired. don't forget that he was -- go ahead, chris, i'm listening. >> the other general allen who is now leading our services is a
clapper, head of all the energies services? why did he get confronted with basically a request to resign? how did that happen if this wasn't criminal, what he was doing? >> because he wasn't on active duty, and, of course, in the military under the uniform code of military justice, marital infidelity is a criminal offense. not so in -- >> even for retirees i understand. >> well, not if you're retired. you're no longer under the code of military justice. >> well, i just...
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talk about energy independence. there should be an american energy independence bill and, for example, the renewable industry desperately needs the extension of the production tax credit. if they don't get it they're dead. they literally are dead. they need that. we should be doing everything we can to promote renewables. we're not going to get that from the republicans in congress unless we give them the keystone pipeline. here's the environmental base -- >> forsaking -- >> hates the keystone pipeline but the reality of it is, that's the type of horse trading that has to go on when you don't have leverage that you have on -- you have leverage on immigration because 71/29. republicans can read the 71/29. >> it's not even leverage. >> i would be curious to know your thoughts on this. the president i think is really a centrist and i think -- i won't say has disdain for the ultraleft wing of the democratic party but is, you know -- will give up their priorities to make a grandeur bargain on a number of things. i think
talk about energy independence. there should be an american energy independence bill and, for example, the renewable industry desperately needs the extension of the production tax credit. if they don't get it they're dead. they literally are dead. they need that. we should be doing everything we can to promote renewables. we're not going to get that from the republicans in congress unless we give them the keystone pipeline. here's the environmental base -- >> forsaking -- >> hates...
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or youth, lgbt, we need to get together, build a democracy movement, say to workers in the area of energy or anywhere els you're not alone. you're not alone. we'll be there as consumers and build a movement for the democracy we all want. >> i mean, do you expect more ceos to take their frustrations out on employees because president obama won election? and what does it say about these people about how ruthless they can be? >> not only are they ruthless, but they're not paying attention to the demand side of the economy. i mean, president obama is committed, as are most of those, you know, on the winning side of this election, to a growth economy, not an austerity economy. if you had an austerity economy based on cuts, cuts, cuts, whether jobs or pay, that's when business should be worried because demand side will continue to collapse. when you have an election won predominantly by those who favor growth you should be ready to invest. we were cheered in our union by at&t's announcement on wednesday. they're going to invest $5 billion extra each of the next three years to build out broadban
or youth, lgbt, we need to get together, build a democracy movement, say to workers in the area of energy or anywhere els you're not alone. you're not alone. we'll be there as consumers and build a movement for the democracy we all want. >> i mean, do you expect more ceos to take their frustrations out on employees because president obama won election? and what does it say about these people about how ruthless they can be? >> not only are they ruthless, but they're not paying...
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moving forward, climate change, immigration, voting reform, tax reform, deficit reduction, alternative energy. and as alicia said, many of them not only were central in the campaign and people voted for the president, some of them that were not central in the campaign when polled, americans seem to be going that way. are we seeing the second term the president obama bring in more of progressive policies than we've seen in a long time? >> i think he thinks he has a mandate and certainly the progressive message did very well on election day. i do think immigration is one area where republicans are very nervous and they would do very well to kind of step up and start working on comprehensive reform. otherwise they're going to have a lot more elections like this one, where they are just getting throttled on that issue in the latino community. but also as we talk about the budget's going to be addressed, obama care now is not going to be on the table like it was last time around. and a lot more wiggle room on issues like, you know, climate change and jobs and stuff like that for the the president
moving forward, climate change, immigration, voting reform, tax reform, deficit reduction, alternative energy. and as alicia said, many of them not only were central in the campaign and people voted for the president, some of them that were not central in the campaign when polled, americans seem to be going that way. are we seeing the second term the president obama bring in more of progressive policies than we've seen in a long time? >> i think he thinks he has a mandate and certainly...
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you could feel the passion and the energy on the ground. so the fact that he won it was wonderful. it was a little icing on the cake, like i say, very proud for our president and our florida. >> let's show everybody. the final vote count in florida shows president obama eking out this slim win. 74,000 of vote victory. but it was the second straight time that he carried the state. it has been solidly republican in the past. do you think florida is more blue or purplish nowadays going forward? >> it's sort of a purple-blue, if you will. i think that you're right. in past elections, george bush did very well here. but starting with president obama, it's been trending more and more democratic. and i think a lot of that is what's happening in the i-4 corridor. pinellas county, st. petersburg, my home, hillsboro county here in tampa, both went for the president. but more significantly, orange and osceola counties, you had a great turnout of new puerto r o ricans that made a huge difference in this election, with the immigration issue, of course. >> one thing we need to discuss is the sit
you could feel the passion and the energy on the ground. so the fact that he won it was wonderful. it was a little icing on the cake, like i say, very proud for our president and our florida. >> let's show everybody. the final vote count in florida shows president obama eking out this slim win. 74,000 of vote victory. but it was the second straight time that he carried the state. it has been solidly republican in the past. do you think florida is more blue or purplish nowadays going...
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in pipes, cement, steel, jobs, energy. we need to get the wheels turning. i'm proud of that. making real things... for real. ...that make a real difference. ♪ >>> we are back with more from our round table, talk about politics and how the president one, i want to talk with the fiscal cliff. bob woodward, offer secret white house document that goes back to the grand bargain negotiations, tell us what it is and what it means, you think. >> well, this is the last offer the president, the white house made last year to speaker boehner to try to reach this $4 trillion grand bargain and it's long and it's tedious and it's got budget jargon in it, but what it cho shoels a willingness to cut all kinds of things, like tricare, which is the sacred health insurance program for the military for military retirees. tricare, which is the sacred health insurance program for the military for military retirees. tricare, which is the sacred health insurance program for the military for military retirees.e tricare, which is the sacred health insurance program for the military for military retir
in pipes, cement, steel, jobs, energy. we need to get the wheels turning. i'm proud of that. making real things... for real. ...that make a real difference. ♪ >>> we are back with more from our round table, talk about politics and how the president one, i want to talk with the fiscal cliff. bob woodward, offer secret white house document that goes back to the grand bargain negotiations, tell us what it is and what it means, you think. >> well, this is the last offer the...
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in pipes, cement, steel, jobs, energy. we need to get the wheels turning. i'm proud of that. making real things... for real. ...that make a real difference. ♪ >>> thanks to you all for a terrific conversation. before we go a quick programming note for my press pass covers this week, i sat down with buzzfeed.com editor and chief ben smith to talk about what really really was the first presidential campaign in the social media era. you can watch it at "meet the press" nbc.com, that's all for today. a special day for "meet the press," as we celebrate turning 65 years old, proud to be the longest-running television program in the world. truly is humbling to be a custodian of such an important american institution. we will be back next week. if it's sunday, it's "meet the press."
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domestic, abundant, clean energy to power our lives... that's smarter power today. and his new boss told him two things -- cook what you love, and save your money. joe doesn't know it yet, but he'll work his way up from busser to waiter to chef before opening a restaurant specializing in fish and game from the great northwest. he'll start investing early, he'll find some good people to help guide him, and he'll set money aside from his first day of work to his last, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >>> back to "hardball." now to the "sideshow." how is mitt romney dealing with his election loss? well, david letterman has been compiling some coping mechanisms all involving a so-called pretend president romney. >> today mitt romney bought the building at 1602 pennsylvania avenue, demolished it, and built an even bigger white house. today mitt romney sent his goons to rough up a guy who kind of looks like mahmoud ahmadinejad. >> how is it going? >> today mitt romney paid a phone sex operator $500 to call him president romney. >> so
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he's a man of unusual financial resources and energy. i take him at his word he's not going to fall off the map. >> matt, we've seen other presidential candidates go on to other things. al gore, of course, grew that now infamous beard, invested in a tv network. there's bob dole. he became a pitchman for viagra, eventually pepsi as well. micha micha michael dukakis went the professorial route. >> i think we'd be shocked if he grew a beard. a lot of people expect him to take a little bit of time off, be a full-time grandfather for a while. he's got 18 grand kids, another on the way. may head out to their house in la hoya. if you remember, one of the things that became a hot-button issue was their building on to that building a car garage. they sort of stopped that. it was in the heat of a campaign. no longer will people have the type of scrutiny on him that they did during the campaign. you can expect him to do some of that. non-profit work is something he may end up doing. he's 65. you know, kind of a traditional age of retirement. few pe
he's a man of unusual financial resources and energy. i take him at his word he's not going to fall off the map. >> matt, we've seen other presidential candidates go on to other things. al gore, of course, grew that now infamous beard, invested in a tv network. there's bob dole. he became a pitchman for viagra, eventually pepsi as well. micha micha michael dukakis went the professorial route. >> i think we'd be shocked if he grew a beard. a lot of people expect him to take a little...
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. >> add to that the natural gas discoveries and energy suddenly becomes our strong suit moving forward. wow. >> that's much more -- and in the long-term, that's so much more important to national security than what we've been talking about. >> yeah. i would agree. >> it is shocking. >>> from a parade of papers, the "houston chronicle," less than a week from president obama's election, petition from texans to secede from the union. similar petitions have been filed on the white house website from a number of states from florida to oregon. the white house has promised any petition that gained more than 25,000 signatures would get serious going over. and way to be constructive, guys. >>> the washington post, holiday shopping. >> it is. >> created a new term in the retail wars, black thanksgiving, big box stores like walmart, toys r us, and sears would open their doors at 8:00 in the evening on thanksgiving day instead of at midnight. retailers are trying to make the most of what could be an average at best shopping season. time to go to politico. >> don't you sit around at night watching
. >> add to that the natural gas discoveries and energy suddenly becomes our strong suit moving forward. wow. >> that's much more -- and in the long-term, that's so much more important to national security than what we've been talking about. >> yeah. i would agree. >> it is shocking. >>> from a parade of papers, the "houston chronicle," less than a week from president obama's election, petition from texans to secede from the union. similar petitions...
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full of energy. very smart in thought as generals, potential generals should. far, far ahead of what's happening right now. always thought of consequences, which is something of an irony in the circumstances. and not surprisingly rose very, very quickly up through the ranks. >> which by that description you find shocking this if he's a man who looks at consequences of actions. this is something that took him down not as a result of him trying to cover up an affair but fbi being alert today look into some level of impropriety. >> yeah. my understanding is that the fbi's investigation into what took place on computers there was not necessarily focused on him. they came by the information by accident. >> hang on. i accident? what do you mean by accident? tip off, mining for something? >> looking for something in particular. don't forget, we got lots of government computers. and like any other workplace, people put their personal information and their personal e-mails on there. maybe they shouldn't but they do. and there's always the potential for compromise, espec
full of energy. very smart in thought as generals, potential generals should. far, far ahead of what's happening right now. always thought of consequences, which is something of an irony in the circumstances. and not surprisingly rose very, very quickly up through the ranks. >> which by that description you find shocking this if he's a man who looks at consequences of actions. this is something that took him down not as a result of him trying to cover up an affair but fbi being alert...
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you know, if we had used all that energy that was spent on the president's birth certificate, on tax reform or on afghanistan, we'd be in a much different place today. but i think you bring up a very valid point, and that is we do have, you know, some pontificators in our party. we have the media elite, in a sense, on the right. they're making millions and millions of dollars talking about all of the incendiary aspects of public policy. where we need solutions as opposed to people in search of a larger audience. and i don't know how you go about incentivizing solutions, but that's exactly where our party needs to go because if ever there was a time when solutions were needed, it would be right now. but there's a more fundamental question, mika, and that is who is the leader of the party right now? we don't have any party leadership. gone are the days when we actually had great, strong visionary party chairs who actually would lead out and bring everybody together. we just don't have that anymore. and i think that's a huge problem for us today. >> we'll see who emerges. it's the oppos
you know, if we had used all that energy that was spent on the president's birth certificate, on tax reform or on afghanistan, we'd be in a much different place today. but i think you bring up a very valid point, and that is we do have, you know, some pontificators in our party. we have the media elite, in a sense, on the right. they're making millions and millions of dollars talking about all of the incendiary aspects of public policy. where we need solutions as opposed to people in search of...
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there's a lot of pent-up energy in that room about being able to ask the president some serious questions and get him on the record on all of these issues. >> reporter: eight months. >> eight months. back to the fiscal cliff, without giving me a migraine headache, what happens if we go off the fiscal cliff? what happens? >> well, taxes go up more than they should suddenly. then we negotiate afterwards a more reasonable solution. and i don't think in that sense that there's anything irreversible, and i think the president would go to the cliff and over because it could be rectified. but i think the real point that i'm trying to make, which in our country, we are having a hard time with, you can't make a budget at a press conference or an announcement of one thing or a showdown over one issue. a budget actually needs a framework. and every other government i know, the government lays out a proposed framework. that we still don't have in this country. we are always playing a game on one issue. the debt ceiling or the top marginal tax rate or $1.6 trillion over ten years, very hard to interpr
there's a lot of pent-up energy in that room about being able to ask the president some serious questions and get him on the record on all of these issues. >> reporter: eight months. >> eight months. back to the fiscal cliff, without giving me a migraine headache, what happens if we go off the fiscal cliff? what happens? >> well, taxes go up more than they should suddenly. then we negotiate afterwards a more reasonable solution. and i don't think in that sense that there's...